One of the key things I have personally understood of photography is that you have to have a certain set of skills. This list is not unique, everything depends by what are your targets in the field. Do you want to be a photojournalist, or do you want to focus on the fashion field? Are [...]
One of the most important characteristic for a photographer, in my opinion, is the capacity to see a photo before pressing the shutter, before even framing the scene. When I started going around London with my camera I felt frustrated, as I was not able to see interesting things and those I saw I was [...]
This week the weather in London has been Fabulous! I took my camera more than once during my lunch break and I went on the street of my city to get in touch with my beloved street photography once more!
After many months without being very active on the London streets, the sun of this week [...]
Time is tyrant and I have seen that the last part of this winter had reserved me not enough time to go out with my camera. I am not so ready to capture the moment, still I need some time to get used to photographing people walking close to me or framing well or finding [...]
Back to my film shoots. I have to admit that I love the result I had with my first two rolls and I am going to keep using it, maybe just to remind me that composition is important, that before releasing the shutter you have to wait one second more, you have to think.
In these [...]
I love some places around London. The small streets around Seven Dials are one of those. They go deep into the hearth or the city, bringing you the scent of it, with their buildings, their characters at every corner.
Outside a shop I met this man, relaxing and smoking his cigarette. He was very kind with [...]
When you live in the city the tempo of your day is fast. 120 heartbeat a minute, fast paced walk, a cigarette half smoked half left on the pavement. This is the time, a smile, few minutes of small talk and then back to work. Time flies, you follow. Buses packed, crowded street, just the [...]
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Contraddictions, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
Fire brigade was in action today in Old Bond street, where black smoke came out from a shaft. There were no fire and the atmosphere was quite relaxed amongst the firefighters. A man near me have his office in the same place and told [...]
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Higlighting the Pride, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
The air of joy and fun was great during the London Pride. We watched the parade in a good spot in Oxford Street, then we followed the celebrations throughout Soho. The weather blessed the Pride and even if some clouds covered the [...]
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Noir, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
Imagine one of those old films. The heroes (as always half heroes half villain) thinking. The narrator voice telling about his dreadful life, his hard past and his struggling present. In his mouth a cigarette, lit every moment of the day, giving him that [...]
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